Electric Vehicles Industry News
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What EV Owners Need To Know About Electric Car Maintenance
One of the many joys of owning an EV is its maintenance-free plug-and-drive ecosystem. At least, that's what the marketing spiel says. In truth, EV ownership isn't everything it's cracked up to be – though there is some truth to the claim.
Electric cars now £486 cheaper than petrol as UK fuel costs soar
Electric cars are now hundreds of pounds cheaper to run than petrol models Electric cars are almost £500 per year cheaper than petrol vehicles as running costs for combustion models soar. Rising fuel prices, sparked by conflict in the Middle…
Renault R5 profitability challenges industry trends on small electric cars
Renault Group (RENA.PA) is achieving better margins on its compact electric R5 than larger models like the Megane or Scenic, CEO Francois Provost told French business daily Les Echos this week. European carmakers have frequently…
I went to the Goodwood Festival of Speed - these were my 5 favorite electric cars
Another year, another swelteringly hot Goodwood Festival of Speed, as the 11th Duke of Richmond's garden becomes one of the busiest — and noisiest — moving motor shows on the automotive calendar. While it is an excuse to thrash all…
New £52 annual charge for electric car owners
Drivers across the UK have been hit with a £52 charge, with the new levy affecting road users earlier this month. Ofgem's energy price cap rose from July 1, with the maximum energy rate climbing from 24.67p/kWh to 26.11p/kWh. The rise will…
Americans Might Force Alpine To Put Gas Back In Its New Electric Sports Car
Alpine will decide whether to offer an ICE-powered A110 later this year. If approved, it would join the EV and arrive in approximately two years. US market appears to be a key driver pushing Alpine towards ICE. Alpine used the Goodwood Festival of…
Rachel Reeves has left drivers with a shocking leaving present - she'll never be forgiven
Rachel Reeves has overseen massive tax changes Rachel Reeves has absolutely hammered drivers in the last two years. Motorists will surely never forgive her. Tax, tax and more tax have hit Britain's 42 million road users since Labour took office…
Volkswagen China deliveries see 26% drop year on year to lowest point since 2010
Volkswagen Group's deliveries in China slumped during the first half of 2026 to their lowest level in 16 years, as local electric vehicle (EV) brands further siphoned off buyers' interest in petrol cars amid a slowing market. Through its three…
Ford's $30,000 EV truck is under wraps. Its camouflage is an ad.
Ford has been camouflaging its coming $30,000 EV pickup during public testing. Turns out, the going-out attire is intentionally revealing. Photos and videos of the disguised truck have circulated widely online in recent weeks. And some of Ford's…
Major German carmakers hit by steep China sales plunge as competition heats up
Major German carmakers saw sharp quarterly sales declines in China as domestic demand weakened and competition heated up in the world's biggest auto market. At Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Porsche, China sales for the April-June quarter…
Days of salted codfish and cabbage leaves are over: how climate crisis is shaping Tour de France's future
The Tour de France and the heat of the midday sun are old bedfellows, going back long before an era when the biggest catastrophe of the Tour's opening week was a major fault in the Visma team bus's air conditioning. Flip back 50 years to my…
Canadian mining's green turn: Real progress, hard limits, and the risk of over-claiming
Canada's mining industry is trying to reposition itself as a cleaner, more responsible supplier of the minerals needed for the energy transition. This is not simply a public-relations exercise. Demand for copper, nickel, lithium, graphite, cobalt…
BYD offers compensation or refund to buyers after model year mix-up
The world's largest electric vehicle manufacturer, BYD, admitted it made a mistake when it sold vehicles to an estimated 1265 Australian customers as 2026 models when they had been made the year before. The Chinese manufacturer, which is poised to…
German carmakers are suffering some of their worst declines ever in China as Q2 sales plunge 30%-41%
Major German carmakers saw sharp quarterly sales declines in China as domestic demand weakened and competition heated up in the world's biggest auto market. At Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Porsche, China sales for the April-June quarter…
Auto Can Tekton SUV Bring Nissan Back Into the Big League?
Nissan Motor India is embarking on an ambitious strategy to quadruple its domestic sales and significantly boost exports by financial year 2027-28, leveraging new models like the Tekton SUV and expanding its retail footprint across India. Nissan…
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